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The Best Triple Coconut Cream Pie Recipe

The Best Triple Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
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Experience a tropical delight with this best-ever Triple Coconut Cream Pie, featuring a crispy coconut-infused crust, rich coconut pastry cream, and luscious whipped cream topping, crowned with toasted coconut and white chocolate curls for a slice of paradise.

Ingredients

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Coconut Pie Shell:

  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅓ cup ice water, more or less as needed

Coconut Pastry Cream:

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened

Topping:

  • 2½ cups heavy cream, chilled
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate-Coconut Garnish:

  • 1½ cups unsweetened coconut chips or sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 4-to 6-ounce bar white chocolate, shaved

Instructions

  1. Prepare Coconut Pie Shell: Combine flour, shredded coconut, cold butter, sugar, and kosher salt in a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Gradually add ice water, one tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each addition until the dough holds together when pressed, but remains loose in the processor.
  2. Chill Dough: Transfer dough onto plastic wrap, form into a disc, wrap, and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.
  3. Shape Dough: Roll dough into a 12- to 13-inch circle on a floured surface. Carefully fit it into a 9-inch pie pan without stretching, trim to leave a 1- to 1½-inch overhang, tuck the edges under, and flute. Chill for at least 1 hour.
  4. Bake Pie Shell: Preheat oven to 400°F. Cover shell with foil or parchment, fill with pie weights, dried beans, or rice. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Remove weights and foil; bake 10 to 12 more minutes until golden patches appear. Cool completely.
  5. Make Coconut Pastry Cream: In a saucepan, combine milk, shredded coconut, vanilla bean seeds and pod. Heat over medium-high, stirring, until almost boiling. Remove from heat.
  6. Mix Egg Base: In a bowl, whisk eggs, ½ cup sugar, and flour until blended. Temper eggs by whisking in ⅓ cup hot milk mixture, then combine with remaining milk mixture in pan.
  7. Cook Pastry Cream: Return to medium heat and whisk constantly for 5 minutes until thickened and bubbly; continue whisking 4 to 5 more minutes until very thick. Remove from heat, whisk in butter until melted. Discard vanilla pod.
  8. Chill Pastry Cream: Transfer to a bowl, set bowl in ice water, stir occasionally until cool. Cover surface with plastic wrap to prevent skin; refrigerate at least 4 hours until fully chilled and thickened.
  9. Fill the Pie: Spoon chilled pastry cream into cooled pie shell and smooth the top.
  10. Whip Topping: Using an electric mixer, beat chilled heavy cream, ⅓ cup sugar, and vanilla extract on medium until foamy, then high until soft peaks form. Spread or pipe over the pie filling.
  11. Toast Coconut Garnish: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut chips on baking sheet; toast 7 to 8 minutes until lightly browned, stirring twice. Cool completely.
  12. Decorate Pie: Sprinkle toasted coconut chips on top of whipped cream. Use a vegetable peeler to shave white chocolate over the pie for curls.
  13. Serve: Chill pie until ready to serve. Slice and enjoy this creamy, crunchy coconut masterpiece.

Notes

  • Use pie weights or dried beans to prevent crust from bubbling while baking.
  • Ensure the pastry cream is fully chilled and thickened before filling to avoid runny texture.
  • Adjust sweetness of coconut pastry cream or whipped topping based on personal taste.
  • For a gluten-free option, substitute all-purpose flour in the crust and pastry cream with a suitable gluten-free flour blend.
  • Store any leftover pie covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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